2008 was the year of the US Presidential Election and the 'coming' of Obama. In February of that year I once again commented that I thought Democrats should choose Obama over Clinton, but, as you'll see in this post, I predicted that Clinton would still clinch it. Yep, sometimes I get it badly wrong!
By April I was despairing that she was doing well, but noted that she had started to reach out to LGBT audiences more (something Obama had done from early on). Re-reading my November post on the Obama victory brings back those feelings of dizzying hope, the amazing sweep of his rhetoric. Yet, I also pointed to the Proposition 8 victory - a historic event which would lead to the Perry case, expected before the US Supreme Court later this year - and I also cautioned that Obama would have to change his rhetoric into action. As Obama bids for a second term, we need a lot more action.
Tuesday 10 July 2012
Birthday Blog: From the Archive Pt2
Posted by Chris Ashford on 14:57 in Birthday Blog History Obama Politics USA | Comments : 0
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